| Topic |
Activities |
Downloads |
| Midterm Review |
Go over midterm grades and answers to missed questions. |
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| Emission Spectra: Utilize wave theory to explain major lines of evidence used in studying the Big Bang. |
Demonstration and notes on emission spectra, Doppler effect and redshift. |
Big Bang.ppt
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| Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation: Utilize wave theory to explain major lines of evidence used in studying the Big Bang. |
Rewatch the previewed Nova clip on cosmic microwave background radiation. Students are asked to write paragraphs explaining how scientists learn about the first light of the Big Bang by studying background radiation, and utilizing certain vocab terms (EM wave, EM spectrum, wavelength, Big Bang, etc.) |
